DIY Pallet Wall Art…

I spent my day yesterday working on a fun project that was actually inspired by this tutorial at The Lettered Cottage and this piece that I found on pinterest. It was easy to do & I love the way it turned out!! It’s going to be part of my summer mantel that I am currently working on, so you are getting a little sneak peek if you will….

Because he is soo handy, I recruited my dad to build my frame. I wanted the wall art to be 15″x15″. He used 1×2’s that I had left-over from my board & batten laundry room makeover to construct the frame…..

Kevin & Layla used something called “fill-it strips” to create the slats on the frame, but my dad just cut the strips out himself from some left-over beadboard he had laying around….

Here is a view of the back so you can see what I’m talking about…

I gave the slats & the frame a light coat of brown paint so that when I distressed it later, the brown would peek through a bit….

I then gave it two coats of a cream colored paint, hit the edges with some sand paper to give it that distressed look & then went over it lightly with an antiquing medium…

This is what it looked like when I was done.

Here are a few close-ups so you can see the distressing…

I came up with the sayings that I wanted, cut them out with my cricut machine using a chocolate brown cardstock, & then mod podged them to the slats…

I have no pictures of this process…sorry!!

Anyway, when I was finished I did what I do after every blog project…

Take it outside for a photoshoot!!

Then I brought it back in, to get some pictures of it on my soon-to-be summer mantel…

I will actually be hanging it, but for these pics I just decided to lean it against the wall…

Well, what do you think?!

Do you LOVE it?!

I DO!!

The best part about this project…

I had everything that I needed to make it with the exception of the brown cardstock for the letters…

I think I spent $1.00 on the paper!

Where can you find wall-art for a buck?!

Especially a piece as big as this that makes such a big impact to the room!

Hope that you enjoyed this little tutorial & I hope I’ve inspired you to make one of your own!!

This is just AWESOME! I would like to make this for my home but I have a question about Mod Podge. Whenever I attempt to do it I get all sorts of air bubbles. Any tips on how to avoid the paper from bubbling & crinkling? Thank you so mcuh!

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[…] After the frame is done and the paint is dry, it’s time to write your message on the boards. Don’t pay attention to the message from the pictures, it’s just an example, your wall art can say anything. Just make sure it fits on the frame. You’ll probably need a stencil for the letters. You can use spray paint or a paint brush. You can also write them free handed. You can hang the frame at the entrance, either outside or inside. The message should be positive and it should reflect your character.{found on loveoffamilyandhome}. […]